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VFW 11 AM MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT DARIEN COMMUNITY PARK PEACE MEMORIAL
VFW MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE 2012
11 AM DARIEN COMMUNITY PARK
PEACE MEMORIAL
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Presented under the auspices of:
VFW Memorial Post 2838
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Boy Scout Troop 97
Opening Remarks
Commander Ed Oldis
Pledge of Allegiance & National Anthem
Pledge: Boy Scout from Troop 97
Anthem: Hinsdale South High School Band
Patrick Maag, Director
Guest Speakers
Kathleen Weaver – Mayor, City of Darien
Dena Provenzano – Families on the Home Front
Matthew Goodwin – Captain, US Army Reserve
Joanne DiNello – We Care, We Share
America’s Recent Wars
VFW Adjutant, Terry Abma
Poppy Tribute to the Fallen
Reading the Names of Illinois Soldiers Killed in Iraq
and Afghanistan since Last Memorial Day
Musical Tribute
"For All The World"– Dena Provenzano, Vocalist
Mark Andersen, Keyboard
Song by the Lace School Chorus
“God Bless America” – Hinsdale South Band
Ceremonial Tribute by Officers
Officers and Rifle Squad of Darien Post 2838
Echo Taps
Bugler: Ashley Porter
Echo: Eddie Andersen
Closing Comments
Commander Ed Oldis
Dismissal
John Phillips Sousa Medley
Hinsdale South High School Band
